The Effect of Acupoint Massage on Swallowing Function and Living Quality in Elderly Patients with Swallowing Disorder after Acute Ischemic Stroke

Autor: Dong Lei, Peng Yongjun, Ni Yongcheng
Jazyk: čínština
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Guoji laonian yixue zazhi, Vol 45, Iss 6, Pp 702-706 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1674-7593
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-7593.2024.06.011&lang=en
Popis: Objective To investigate the effect of acupoint massage on swallowing function and quality of life in elderly patients with swallowing disorder after acute ischemic stroke(AIS). Methods A total of 64 AIS patients with swallowing disorder admitted to Jiangsu Province Hospital of TCM from December 2021 to June 2023 were selected as the study subjects. They were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group randomly, with 32 cases in each group. The control group was treated by routine therapeutic method, and the observation group was treated with acupoint massage on the basis of the control group. The treatment course of both groups was 4 weeks. The clinical efficacy, swallowing function [standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) and vision fluorescence swallowing study (VFSS)], oral feeding function [functional oral intake scale (FOIS)], quality of life [Chinese version of swallowing-quality of life (SWAL-QOL)] and complications before and after treatment were compared between the two groups. Results The total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P
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